Chapter 145: China Star

China's first hydrogen bomb was successfully exploded. It shook the world.

When Khrushchev learned the news of the successful test of the Chinese atomic bomb. He did not rejoice at the great victory of fraternal socialist China, but felt great fear. Furious at this, he put the chairman of the National Security Council, the notorious KGB chief Ivan Brown. Aleksandrovich. Serov found his office. When Serov entered, Khrushchev was sitting behind his desk and immersed himself in reading documents. Khrushchev's desk was piled up with papers, which almost blocked Khrushchev. Seeing that Khrushchev was busy, Serov did not say anything, moved a chair by himself, and wanted to sit opposite Khrushchev, intending to wait for him to finish his work before speaking. At this time, Khrushchev raised his bald head and looked at Serov's eyes, with an angry look in his eyes, and roared loudly: "What does your National Security Council do?" Do you know how to take the tax money of the Soviet people to enjoy the privileges? Serov, who was scared out of a cold sweat at that time, did not know why Khrushchev was so angry. Khrushchev put the newspaper he was reading about the explosion of China's first hydrogen bomb on Serov's face and asked loudly: "Look at it! The Chinese have made such a big move, don't you people know anything in advance? ”

Serov was also very indignant: "We really didn't know anything about the Chinese's hydrogen bomb experiment in advance, and this is not because we are not doing our job well, but because we have not penetrated into areas that are top secrets to any country." Can you imagine that there were American or Chinese spies in our Soviet nuclear project? ”

"What about the few international students you trained who studied in our country?" Khrushchev asked.

"Some of them, although they have friendly feelings towards our great Soviet Union, they also have a lot of affection for their homeland, and they do not have anything to do with this area. There was a sudden disappearance that could be involved. No one knows where he went. Maybe," Serov replied with a bitter face.

"Don't say it," Khrushchev didn't want to listen to Serov's explanation, "for the sake of the security of the Soviet Union, you immediately step up intelligence work in this area, and you want to thoroughly understand how they made the hydrogen bomb?" We should conduct a thorough inventory of our Soviet personnel involved in the atomic energy to see if there are any spies who have infiltrated China, and in addition, we must strengthen the work of studying Chinese students with a strategic vision, and among them we must train not only a few spies but also some of our agents. When these people acquire rights in the future, they will definitely give the Soviet Union an unimaginable return. ”

In order to clarify the situation of China's thermonuclear weapons, the Soviet Union proposed to China on three occasions that China and the Soviet Union jointly establish an atomic energy research institute to jointly oppose the Manhattan Plan of the United States. All of them were rejected by China one by one.

Several spies have been dispatched or used, all of which have been cracked by China.

On March 15, 1956, when I got up early in the morning, when the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, walked into the Oval Office of the President of the White House. Instead of serving him a cup of hot coffee, as usual, the secretary handed him an urgent letter about the successful explosion of China's first hydrogen bomb, the Chinese' Manhattan Project. Eisenhower frowned and looked at the report, which shocked him: "On March 15, 1956, Yanjing time, a thermonuclear device exploded in western China, and according to the analysis of air samples collected by the US military stationed in China, the thermonuclear device exploded in China this time is about 500-600 nuclear equivalents. China's sudden thermonuclear test surprised everyone and left people with countless mysteries. When and where did the Chinese plan for Manhattan begin. With or without the participation of the Soviets, all this leaves us with a huge question mark"

Eisenhower put down the report and leaned his head back in his chair for a moment. Then he called Secretary of State Dulles and instructed Dulles of the United States to strengthen the intelligence work of the Chinese team. At the same time, the United States should step up the test of the hydrogen bomb device. He also told Dulles and Secretary of Defense McElroy to come up with a feasible plan for China's nuclear program as soon as possible.

U.S. Secretary of State Dulles and Secretary of Defense McElroy and others discussed how to deter or combat China's nuclear program at a luncheon that day. They even delusionally wanted to sterilize China's nuclear weapons. Soon after, the United States completed a top-secret report, "Discussion on the Possible Names of Strikes on China's Nuclear Facilities," which specified various ways to strike China's nuclear facilities. At the same time, the various ways in which China may launch a nuclear counterattack were discussed, especially the principle of China's use of nuclear weapons, but they felt uncertain.

The explosion of China's first hydrogen bomb successfully shocked the world, and the article by a special commentator of the People's Daily signed Deng Feng was just as shocking to the world as China's first hydrogen bomb exploded. It's not just the United States that feels bottomless, but all other countries feel bottomless. As a result, "China's core interests" and "the situation in which China's core interests have been seriously infringed" have become the most important topics for political leaders around the world to study. What is the concept of "China's core interests"? What is considered a "serious level of violation"? Is scolding China a serious violation? Blurry, too blurry! The best way is not to say "no" to the Chinese, otherwise it will violate their core interests, and it will not be the end of the trouble.

The Soviet Union and the United States were also at a loss in the face of such a hardline attitude towards China, because now they really feel that they know too little about China, and how many "shocking" things in China have not yet been revealed.

What is deterrence, this is called deterrence!

While the world was still wallowing in the marvel of the sun rising from western China, another piece of news that shocked the world even more came from China's Xichang launch center. Within a month, China launched two more satellites into space.

Ah! What's the matter! The world is exclaiming, what is China going to do?

The base is for soldiers from the information age, and many of their pilots have participated in the selection and training of astronauts. They know very well that space science and technology is an important symbol of a country's scientific and technological development and an indispensable tool for safeguarding national security.

Since October 1957, the Soviet Union has sent the first artificial satellite in human history into space, and space technology has developed rapidly. However, at that time, the practical value of satellites was not clear, and they were only used as a symbol of national strength and a tool to test the advantages and disadvantages in the ideological field.

After coming to this era, they never forgot to develop satellites, especially communication satellites and reconnaissance satellites, which are important surnames for a country and an army. When China initially completed industrialization and the rapid development of China's Silicon Valley electronics industry. In addition, Qian Xuesen represented by Qian Xuesen, the meritorious heroes of China's later generations who have two bombs and one star. Dramatically increased the speed at which they built their own communications satellites and reconnaissance satellites. The meritorious deeds of the two bombs and one star in later generations of China were all in the prime of life at this time, and their abilities were not bragged about to some experts in later generations. Their capabilities, combined with the base's superiority in technology and information and powerful computer capabilities, have enabled these giants in China's scientific and technological circles to become more powerful and have greatly accelerated the research and development and production of China's satellites and carrier rockets. Since 1952, they have intensified their research on satellites and launch vehicles. The Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense has set up a special aerospace research institute, and with reference to the technical data of later generations, they first carried out the demonstration work of the large-scale geostationary orbit "Shenzhou-1" satellite platform, and then they made technical preparations for the "Shenzhou-1" satellite and developed and produced some special materials. Under the care and direct command of the Supreme Chief and the Prime Minister, breakthroughs have been made in many key materials. It took one year to complete the pre-development stage in January 1953, and then officially transferred to the initial sample development stage. In January 55, the Shenzhou-1 satellite began to be finalized and put into production, with a launch weight of 2,300 kg, a payload of 200 kg, and a total of 24 lieutenant colonel power transponders on the whole satellite, with a design life of 15 years. The launch vehicle "Hercules-1" of the Rocket Research Institute of the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense was used.

On 1 May 1956, the premier personally issued a "pre-order" to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the launch of the "Shenzhou-1" communications satellite. Subsequently, the party committee of the launch center held a mobilization pledge meeting at the launch site, at which representatives of the participating units expressed their determination and made an oath to ensure the success of the satellite launch. Premier Zhou called and instructed: "The first satellite launch must be safe and reliable, ensure that nothing goes wrong, accurately enter orbit, and never bring any suspicious points to the sky."

On 10 May, the test and inspection of the launch site was completed, and the satellite and rocket systems were working normally. At 4 a.m. on May 11, the last satellite testers evacuated the gantry test tower and then unfolded the filling tower working platform. The engine detachment connects the filling hoses and connects the filling connectors. The filling detachment enters the filling warehouse and inspects the filling valve and filling meter. At 6 p.m., the commander of the launch position gave the command "one hour to prepare." The satellite testers made another serious inspection of the satellite for the last time, and reported: "Everything is normal in the test signal" At 18.30, the commander issued the "30-minute preparation" password on time. At 19 o'clock, the commander of the launch position gave the command "1 minute to prepare". Then, according to the procedure, the passwords of "power transfer", "pulling" and "shooting" were issued in turn, and the measurement and recording equipment of the launch site area and each observation station were immediately started at the same time, and the optical measurement equipment began to take pictures.

Although these experts of the two bombs and one satellite in later generations have seen countless times the video materials provided by the base and the two bombs and one satellite in various countries around the world. But there was still a hint of nervousness on their faces.

At 19:01, the leader of the launch detachment issued the "ignition" password, and the columnist pressed the red "ignition" button on the launch control station: "Take off." At 19:01:41.3, the "Hercules 1" carrier rocket spat out orange flames, accompanied by a rumbling roar, left the launch pad, and slowly lifted into the air. The 2.3-ton Shenzhou-1 military communications satellite was successfully put into a predetermined orbit in space. The "Shenzhou-1" military communication satellite can provide combat units with timely security and strong confidentiality communication command guarantee under war conditions, and can also provide effective data commands for UAVs. The "Shenzhou-1" military communications satellite is equipped with anti-jamming facilities and has special military communications capabilities. The Shenzhou-1 satellite has greatly enhanced the combat and communications capabilities of the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops in a wider area, including the ability to monitor enemy communication systems. The combat capability of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has been magnified several times. Or even dozens of times.

At 20 o'clock, the Prime Minister happily reported to the Supreme Chief Executive the news of the successful launch of the first satellite. An hour later, Premier Zhou issued a "press communiqué" announcing the success of the launch of the "test" satellite.

Twenty days later, on May 30, 1956, the "Shenyan No. 1" military intelligence reconnaissance satellite was launched at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The "Shenyan-1" uses reconnaissance equipment such as optical and electrical remote sensors and radio receivers to collect relevant information on ground, sea, and air targets from orbit, and to carry out reconnaissance, surveillance, and tracking of targets to obtain intelligence. The reconnaissance equipment can send the collected electromagnetic wave information to the ground receiving station through radio transmission for processing and obtain intelligence from it. The "Shenyan-1" military intelligence reconnaissance satellite has the advantages of a large reconnaissance area, a wide range, high speed, good results, long-term or continuous surveillance, and no restriction on national borders and geographical conditions. The People's Liberation Army will form a huge asymmetric advantage over the armies of all countries in this era.

The successful explosion of the hydrogen bomb made China a big artillery battle, allowing the world to hear China's strongest voice, and completely breaking the nuclear monopoly of the Soviet Union and the United States. The successful launch of Sputnik was realized to be able to see every day, what the Soviets and the United States were doing every day. The supreme chief smiled, and the smile was so sweet; The comrades at the base laughed with Wang Ganchang, Deng Jiaxian, Zhao Jiuzhang, Qian Sanqiang, Zhou Guangzhao, Qian Xuesen, and other two-bomb and one-star fathers, and they made the Chinese who stood up straighter at the waist, and their names will be remembered forever. Those who have worked hard for this and participated in the production and launch of the "China Sun" and "China Star" on the front of the vast number of scientific and technological personnel and workers, laugh! They are the unsung heroes who most deserve to go down in history.

The people of the whole country laughed, laughing so proudly!

(To be continued)